Paid vacations: Number of days by service requirement Data Table

Table 34. Paid vacations: Number of annual days by service requirement,1 private industry workers, NationalCompensation Survey, March 2009

(All workers with paid vacations = 100 percent)

Characteristics

Paid vacations days by length of service2

Meannumber ofdays

Mediannumber ofdays

Less than 5days

5 to 9 days

10 to 14days

15 to 19days

20 to 24days

Greaterthan 24days

After 1 year

All workers

7

39

36

10

6

2

9

10

Full time

4

38

39

11

6

2

10

10

Part time

29

46

16

3

4

1

7

5

Union

5

45

38

6

4

2

9

10

Nonunion

8

38

36

11

6

2

9

10

1 to 99 workers

9

47

34

7

2

1

8

5

1 to 49 workers

9

47

34

7

3

[3]

8

5

50 to 99 workers

8

47

36

6

2

–

8

–

100 workers or more

6

31

38

14

8

3

11

10

100 to 499 workers

7

40

36

11

4

2

9

10

500 workers or more

3

20

41

18

14

4

12

10

After 5 years

All workers

2

10

37

34

11

6

14

15

Full time

1

8

38

36

12

6

14

15

Part time

11

29

31

18

4

6

11

10

Union

1

6

45

34

7

6

14

12

Nonunion

2

11

36

33

11

6

14

15

1 to 99 workers

3

15

42

30

7

2

12

10

1 to 49 workers

3

17

41

30

7

3

12

10

50 to 99 workers

2

11

46

32

7

2

12

10

100 workers or more

2

6

33

36

14

9

15

15

100 to 499 workers

2

8

40

35

10

5

14

15

500 workers or more

1

3

24

38

20

14

17

15

After 10 years

All workers

2

7

16

41

22

12

17

15

Full time

1

5

15

43

23

13

17

15

Part time

10

22

19

30

12

8

13

15

Union

1

3

10

57

19

9

17

15

Nonunion

2

8

17

39

22

12

16

15

1 to 99 workers

2

12

23

39

18

5

14

15

1 to 49 workers

3

13

25

36

17

5

14

15

50 to 99 workers

2

9

17

46

21

5

15

15

100 workers or more

1

3

9

43

25

18

18

15

100 to 499 workers

2

4

11

51

22

11

17

15

500 workers or more

1

2

7

33

30

27

20

20

After 20 years

All workers

2

7

13

18

37

24

19

20

Full time

1

5

13

18

38

25

19

20

Part time

10

19

16

15

24

16

15

15

Union

1

2

6

11

45

35

21

20

Nonunion

2

7

14

18

36

23

19

20

1 to 99 workers

2

12

20

24

29

13

16

15

1 to 49 workers

3

13

22

24

27

12

15

15

50 to 99 workers

2

8

15

25

36

15

17

20

100 workers or more

1

2

7

11

43

35

22

20

100 to 499 workers

2

3

8

16

47

24

20

20

500 workers or more

1

1

5

6

39

48

24

24

Footnotes:

1Employees either are granted a specific number of days after completion of the indicated length of service or accrue days during the next 12-month period. The total numberof days is assumed to be available for use immediately upon completion of the service interval. Periods of service are chosen arbitrarily and do not necessarily reflect individualprovisions for progression. Fractional vacation amounts were rounded to the nearest full number of days.

2Employees eligible for paid vacations but who have not fulfilled the minimum service requirement are included as receiving 0 days.

3Less than 0.5 percent.

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria. For definitions ofmajor plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20082009.htm.